Subject: LTS Digest February 24, 2005 Issue
From: Helen L. Zuercher (hlz2@Lehigh.EDU)
Date: Thu Feb 24 2005 - 09:33:16 EST
*LTS DIGEST -February 24, 2005 Lehigh Univ. Library and Technology Services* * * *CONTENTS:* *--DISPOSAL OF LEHIGH OWNED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT* *--"BLAZE" - Lehigh's New Linux Beowulf Cluster* *--Lehigh Library's Proxy Server Changing as of March 2005* *--UPDATED LINDERMAN PROJECT WEBSITE* *--REFERENCE REORGANIZATION IN FAIR-MART LIBRARY* --*Books and Journals: Location, location, location* *--SOFTWARE LIBRARIES TO BE CONSOLIDATED IN EWFM 8B* *--INTERNET FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT* *--KEEPING ANTIVIRUS AND SPYWARE TOOLS UP-TO-DATE* *--SHOWING FOLDER SIZES IN NETSCAPE 7.X AND MOZILLA 1.X* *--IMP TIPS* Subscription, archive and contact information is at the bottom of this digest. * * *DISPOSAL OF LEHIGH OWNED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT* New procedures have been implemented in order to ensure the integrity of University data as University-owned computers are relocated or otherwise disposed of, as well as to ensure that obsolete computers are disposed of in an environmentally appropriate manner. This document, "Procedure for the Disposal or Relocation of Computer Equipment" can be found on the Security web page or directly at: http://www.lehigh.edu/security/DisposalProcedures.html Topics covered in this document include: 1. Data Removal and Cleanup 2. IntraCampus Relocation 3. Computer Hardware Resale 4. Computer Hardware Donations 5. Computer Hardware Disposal Procedure Questions pertaining to this procedure can be directed to the Business Manager of your department. *"BLAZE" - Lehigh's New Linux Beowulf Cluster* Thanks to a recent NSF grant awarded to Terry Delph (Mechanical Engineering) and Jeff Rickman (Materials Science) and Jim Gunton (Physics), Lehigh University recently acquired a second Linux Beowulf cluster named BLAZE. A Linux Beowulf cluster is essentially a group of personal computers linked together using network cards and cables and managed by special Linux cluster management software. This technology can be used to perform complex parallel computing tasks at a fraction of the cost of traditional multi-processor computers. The new Beowulf cluster contains a total of 120, 64 bit AMD Opteron processors and contains 2 gigabytes of RAM (Random Access Memory) per node. It is currently being configured and tested and will be made available for general use in March. BLAZE will utilize the same usage fee structure as the current Beowulf cluster (Fire) which is $250 per account per year. BLAZE is located in the Llibrary and Technology Services (LTS) computer room and is being administered by LTS programmers and Client Services staff. If you have any questions regarding opening an account on BLAZE please contact Terry McGinley at tam5@lehigh.edu <mailto:tam5@lehigh.edu>. If you need more information please contact Paul Ryan at pfr2@lehigh.edu <mailto:pfr2@lehigh.edu> *Lehigh Library's Proxy Server Changing as of March 2005* Library and Technology Services has initiated a new access method for subscription services that allows off-campus users to link to them directly with merely a Lehigh user account ID/login. Users no longer need to set up a Proxy in their browsers. People who have already done so should remove the Lehigh proxy from their browsers because this identifies them as being at Lehigh and may cause service denials at other sites. Examples are internet-based vendors or employers who use IP authorization to retrieve account information. In addition, when the old system is deactivated in March 2005, your browser may stop working temporarily until the proxy setting is corrected. For more details, please see http://www.lehigh.edu/library/guides/proxyremoval/noproxy.html *UPDATED LINDERMAN PROJECT WEBSITE* The Linderman Library Project web site at www.lehigh.edu/lts/linderman <http://www.lehigh.edu/lts/linderman> has recently been reorganized and updated. It includes many details about how library services will be provided during the 2 summers and 3 semesters that Linderman Library is closed for renovation. It also has the most recent renderings of some key spaces. *REFERENCE REORGANIZATION IN FAIR-MART LIBRARY* Most periodical indexes are now online, accessible through the library Databases page (http://databases.lib.lehigh.edu/finder/). As part of the ongoing reorganization of print materials, indexes that are wholly available online, such as Chemical Abstracts, have been moved to storage. A small number of print indexes that are still currently received or that have valuable backfiles that are not available electronically remain on the first floor of Fairchild-Martindale Library and have been integrated by call number into the general Reference collection. There is no longer a separate "Index Section". *Books and Journals: Location, location, location* To find locations of books and journals, please visit this link. This link will be updated as locations change. http://www.lehigh.edu/helpdesk/locations/liblocations.html For more information about materials and their locations during the Linderman Library renovation, contact the help desk at 8-4357. *SOFTWARE LIBRARIES TO BE CONSOLIDATED IN EWFM 8B* The two software libraries presently on the lower level of the Fairchild Computing Center will be combined permanently in room 281 on the mezzanine level sometime in early March. *INTERNET FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT* Phishing (a hacker-defined term from the word fishing) has become an increasingly popular way to try and get you to divulge personal or financial information over the Internet. Don't take the bait! See http://www.lehigh.edu/security/phishing.html to learn how to identify phishing incidents and avoid becoming a victim. *KEEPING ANTIVIRUS AND SPYWARE TOOLS UP-TO-DATE* Antivirus software and spyware removal tools help keep your computer secure, but these programs are only as good as the last time they were updated. Be sure that Norton is set to update its definition files every day (not just weekly, the default setting). Configuration instructions are available at: https://www.lehigh.edu/security/norton/docs/liveupdate.htm If you use the spyware removal tool Spybot Search & Destroy, be sure to periodically check for updates. Open Spybot and click the Search for Updates button. Place a checkmark next to each update you want and then click Download Updates. Each time you check for updates, you should also re-immunize your system. (Click the Immunize button on the left margin, then click the green Immunize button at the top of the menu). Run full disk scans if either program hasn't been updated for a long period of time. If you need Norton Antivirus, visit https://www.lehigh.edu/security/norton/ to download Lehigh's site-licensed copy. Instructions for downloading, installing and using Spybot are available at http://www.lehigh.edu/helpdesk/spyware/spybotinstall.html *SHOWING FOLDER SIZES IN NETSCAPE 7.X AND MOZILLA 1.X* If you exceed your mail quota and need to free up space, or are just trying to clean up your mail and don't know where to start, Netscape and Mozilla have a "Show size" option that calculates each folder's total size. Using this option lets you target folders consuming the most space, usually due to large attachments. To see folder totals, click the square icon with a down arrow at the top of your mail folders list, and choose Size. Folders in the hundreds of KB or over 1MB are the largest folders, so you should start cleaning there first. *IMP TIPS* Many Netscape and Mozilla users append a signature file to their outgoing email. This file usually contains name, title, address and phone information identifying you to the message recipient. The same can be done for users of web-based IMP mail (http://www.lehigh.edu/imp). In IMP, click Options > Personal Information > Edit your Identities. Choose Default Identity from the drop-down menu. Compose a signature as you'd like it to appear, then click the Change button. IMP users may notice that outgoing messages do not appear in their normal Sent folder on the mail server, and thus, cannot be viewed in either Netscape or Mozilla. Instead, messages sent via IMP are stored by default in a separate "sent-mail" folder and can only be viewed while logged into IMP. To configure IMP to save sent messages in the Sent folder that you see when using Netscape or Mozilla, follow the same steps in the above tip to edit your Default Identity. Check the box "Save sent mail." Under "Sent mail folder" choose "Sent" from your list of folders (under the mail/ heading), then click the Change button. ****************************************************************** Send your comments or suggestions for future topics by replying directly to the list. TO SUBSCRIBE TO LTS (IR) DIGEST: Send email to: Listproc@lehigh.edu <mailto:Listproc@lehigh.edu> Type in the body of the message: Subscribe irdigest <your name>. Call the LTS Help Desk (84357) if you have any difficulty in subscribing. LTS (IR) DIGEST archives are located at: http://www.lehigh.edu/lists/archives/irdigest <http://www.lehigh.edu/lists/archives/irdigest>
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